Chicago, IL

🇺🇸 Illinois · Ranked #59 of 182 worldwide

60SCORE

Chicago, IL is a cash-flow market where rents are high relative to prices. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Water-rich and low-hazard with big-city value, but persistent out-migration caps momentum.

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The numbers

Median home$357k

Median rent$2,210/mo

Gross rental yield7.4%

Median age39 yrs

How it scores

Climate		68
Affordability		60
Momentum		40
Resilience		72

Livability grades

C+Safety

BSchools

B-State

B-Hiking

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